Notice Information
Notice Title
Ceredigion - Public Bus Routes September 2023
Notice Description
The provision of public service bus routes. 8 routes are being tendered. Provision of the public bus routes contracts which are due to expire on 31 August 2023, and 31 December 2023 (408). Contracts to commence on 1 September 2023 (1 January 2024 for the 408) with option of terms until 31 August 2025 with a possible extension period of 1 + 1 year (2+1+1) or until 31 August 2028 with a possible extension period of 1 + 1 year (5+1+1). There are multiple options available and bidders are required to consider the information provided in the attachments area carefully. The routes being tendered are: 408 525 526 585 588 710 720 T21
Lot Information
Lot 1
The provision of public service bus routes. 8 routes are being tendered. Provision of the public bus routes contracts which are due to expire on 31 August 2023, and 31 December 2023 (408). Contracts to commence on 1 September 2023 (1 January 2024 for the 408) with option of terms until 31 August 2025 with a possible extension period of 1 + 1 year (2+1+1) or until 31 August 2028 with a possible extension period of 1 + 1 year (5+1+1). There are multiple options available and bidders are required to consider the information provided in the attachments area carefully. The routes being tendered are: 408 525 526 585 588 710 720 T21
Options: See tender documents
Renewal: Option 1 2 year contract with an optional extension of 2 years Option 2 5 year contract with an optional extension of 2 years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03bea6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027987-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
34121100 - Public-service buses
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60100000 - Road transport services
60112000 - Public road transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £4,744,352 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Mar 20264 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 May 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Jul 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CYNGOR SIR CEREDIGION COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERYSTWYTH
- Postcode
- SY23 3UE
- Post Town
- Shrewsbury
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL41 Mid Wales
- Delivery Location
- TLL1 West Wales and The Valleys
-
- Local Authority
- Ceredigion
- Electoral Ward
- Llanbadarn Fawr
- Westminster Constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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